Review of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) by Michael Wilmington for Los Angeles Times — 01 Feb 1989
Brighton Beach Memoirs may be one of Simon’s best plays, but the film’s heart seems to be beating in a plastic wrapper. There’s a kind of glace over everything, a sugary show-biz coat that dulls your taste buds.
Everything is bigger, brighter and broader than it should be--though remnants of that simpler, more honest story often peek through.
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This review of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) was written by Michael Wilmington and published by Los Angeles Times on 01 Feb 1989.
Brighton Beach Memoirs has generally received positive reviews.
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